Faf du Plessis in action for Royal Challengers Bangalore during last year’s IPL campaign FILE - Faf du Plessis in action for Royal Challengers Bangalore during last year’s IPL campaign. Photo: Sajjad Hussain/AFP
Indian Premier League fans will be able to watch Faf du Plessis for another season after the former Proteas skipper was picked up by Delhi Capitals.
Ahead of the auction in Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, Du Plessis, who turned 40 last July, was unsure if he would even get a team for next year’s competition.
However, Delhi Capitals were able to secure the veteran services for a steal at his base price of R4.2-million.
What a 2 days in Jeddah!
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But that's all she wrote from the #TATAIPLAuction
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Du Plessis has over 10 years worth of experience in the IPL, and first played for Chennai Super Kings back in 2011. In that time, he’s been involved in two IPL-winning campaigns, and finished second in the run-scoring charts during the 2023 tournament.
Marco Jansen set the bar for South African players with a staggering R14.9-million deal, while promising talent like Kwena Maphaka also found strong support at Rajasthan Royals.
While there was a good number of South Africans who were selected, a handful of players will be disappointed at having gone unsold when the auction concluded.
Ottniel Baartman, Dewald Brevis, Keshav Maharaj, Wiaan Mulder, Nqaba Peter, Tabraiz Shamsi, and Rassie van der Dussen can all count themselves unlucky as they will not be involved in next year’s IPL.
On Sunday, Kagiso Rabada was the most expensive South African picked up in the bid when Gujurat Titans picked him up for just under R22 million.
The Lucknow Super Giants snapped up Proteas left-hander David Miller for R16 million after the Gujurat Titans decided not to retain the big-hitting South African.
Miller will have his Proteas white-ball captain Aiden Markram with him at the Super Giants after the right-hander was bought for R4 million after leading the Sunrisers last season.
Proteas wicket-keeper batsman Quinton de Kock, who last played for his country at the T20 World Cup in the West Indies, was bought for a handsome R7.7 million by the Kolkata Knight Riders.
All the South African players sold at the 2025 IPL auction:
Heinrich Klaasen, retained by Sunrisers Hyderabad, R49.3-million
Kagiso Rabada, Gujarat Titans, R23-million
Tristan Stubbs, retained by Delhi Capitals, R21.4-million
David Miller, Lucknow Super Giants, R16-million
Marco Jansen, Punjab Kings, R14.9-million
Anrich Nortje, Kolkata Knight Riders, R13.9-million
Quinton de Kock, Kolkata Knight Riders, R7.7-million
Faf du Plessis, Delhi Capitals, R4.2-million
Aiden Markram, Lucknow Super Giants, R4.2-million
Kwena Maphaka, Rajasthan Royals, R3.2-million
Lungi Ngidi, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, R2.1-million
Ryan Rickelton, Mumbai Indians, R2.1-million
Matthew Breetzke, Lucknow Super Giants, R1.6-million
Donovan Ferreira, Delhi Capitals, R1.6-million
Lizaad Williams, Mumbai Indians, R1.6-million
These players went unsold:
Ottniel Baartman
Corbin Bosch
Dewald Brevis
Nandre Burger
Junior Dala
Daryn Dupavillon
Duan Jansen
Patrick Kruger
Keshav Maharaj
Wiaan Mulder
Wayne Parnell
Nqaba Peter
Dwaine Pretorius
Tabraiz Shamsi
Rassie van der Dussen
Kyle Verreynne
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